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First day of classes and I already feel overwhelmed. The teachers are pushing information at us, getting all they can out of us in our last year.
Reia and I had Defence against the Dark Arts with Professor Moody. If he's not crazy then the sky isn't blue.
"Who here has heard of the unforgivable curses?" Moody Grumbled.
I looked around the room and saw no one put up there hand.
"Put away your books, I'm going to show you the 3 unforgivable curses" Moody said as he turned his back on us and grabbed something atop his desk.
Reia and I looked at each and put away our books. Moody turned around with a huge spider in his hand. I shivered, I hated spiders. He wobbled over to my desk and placed it down. Reia let out a shriek, guess she didn't like spiders either. I stiffened up and held my breath.
"Are you going to be okay Ms. Black?" Moody said with a bit of a chuckle.
I was a bit surprised that he knew to call me Ms. Black, but I didn't say anything. I just kept looking at the spider.
"If any witch or wizard is to perform any of these three curses on another witch or wizard, they will get a one way trip to Azkaban." Moody said speaking to the class.
The word Azkaban reminded me of Sirius.
"The first one... "Moody started to say as he drew out his wand. He pointed it at the spider." Imperio!"
Suddenly the spider started to dance. Everyone in the class started laughing, everyone except for me. The spider started doing flips and cartwheels and even started to juggle some little tiny juggling balls.
"Look at him go!" Moody chuckled. "Look what else I can make him do"
Moody conjured a bowl of water with his wand. The spider walked over towards the water, clearly fighting the urge to not go in the water. The classroom went silent. Moody looked at me.
"Do you want me to drown the spider Ms. Black?" He asked.
I looked up at him. His one eye spinning around, but the other one fixed upon me.
I slowly shook my head in a "no" response.
"Are you sure? You don't look to fond of spiders" Moody implied.
The spider was still struggling to not enter the water. I said nothing, still firm on my response. Mad-eye broke his gaze from mine and started walking away.
"The dark lord used to use this curse to control people to get them to do what they wanted. When the dark lord died, most of the death eaters claimed they were under the control of this curse, so many of them didn't get locked up in Azkaban." Moody grumbled still walking around the class.
I was still fixated on the spider.
"The second curse" Moody continued "Is the Cruciatus Curse. Anyone at least know what this one does?"
Someone must have put up there hand because a tiny voice came from the back. I still couldn't break my gaze from the spider.
"It causes execrating pain" a tiny whisper of a voice mumbled.
"Exactly" Moody growled.
Moody walked back up to my desk and picked up the spider. He looked at me with his one good eye again as he said "Crucio".
The spider started writhing and screeching and twitching in Moody's hand.
A hush fell upon the class. The only sound was the one that came from the spider.
"What about the last one, does anyone know that one?" Moody asked releasing the spider from the horrible pain.
The class was silent.
"This is suppose to be your last year and you guys don't even know this curse!" Moody bellowed. "What have you been learning the past six years? How to wrestle bunny rabbits?"
"Avada Kedavra" Reia whispered.
I quickly shot a glace at her
"What was that Ms. Mookums?" Moody asked
"Avada Kedavra" she repeated in a slightly louder voice.
"Yes, that's the last curse" Moody confirmed
He pointed his wand at the spider and muttered "Avada Kedavra". Green light shot out of his wand and the spider lay in his hand, dead.
"How did you know that curse Ms. Mookums" Moody asked her
Tears started silently falling down her face.
"That's how my brother died" She mumbled as she tried wiping her eyes.
I never knew that about Reia. Being friends with her for six years and not once did she mention she had a brother.
I guess we are both keeping secrets from each other.
Moody asked Reia to stay after class, so I didn't get a chance to ask her about her brother. I continued on my way to potions.
I was still in this sort of trance walking into potions. I sat down at my seat quietly as the rest of the class filed in.
" Today, we are going to be making Euphoria, an Elixir to Induce" Snape announced. " Can anyone tell me what kind of side effects can happen with this potion?"
No one answered. Snape sighed.
"How on earth are you guys going to be ready for life outside of Hogwarts if you don't even know the side effects of this simple potion!" Snape demanded.
I knew the answer, I just didn't feel like answering. I was still concerned about Reia.
"Come on, anyone… take a guess!" Snape raged on.
Still no answer coming from anyone in the classroom. I sighed.
" The occasional side effects are excessive singing and nose-tweaking" I blurted out.
" Detention Ms. Black" Snape said.
" What? Was I wrong?" I asked him
"Another Detention Ms. Black" Snape hissed.
"Why!" I hollered.
"The first one is for knowing the answer and not saying it right away, and the second for doubting yourself" Snape explained.
I raised one of my eyebrows, but didn't reply. I slowly nodded my head and looked away from him.
" You have 90 minutes to complete this potion. Start now." Snape barked at the classroom.
Along with loving Snape himself, I loved potions. The smells, the tastes. the way each and everyone makes you feel different. Like you could change your whole self with the help of the right one.
I usually do very well in potions, but the way Snape treated me at the start of class threw my abilities to a whole new level . I don't know if I did it on purpose or not, but my potion was horrid.
The bell rang to let us now that it was lunch time. I didn't bother moving, I knew Snape wanted to talk to me after class, because of the way he looked at me after taking one glace at my so called potion.
"Do you think you're funny Ms. Black" Snape asked
"Not at all Professor" I admitted.
"Then what do you call this?" He hissed as he pointed to my potion.
"I'm not entirely sure Professor" I mumbled.
With one flick of his wand, my potion disappeared into thin air.
"50 points off Slytherin and another night in Detention" Snape Grunted.
I grabbed my things and stomped out of his classroom.